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Topic: Heard on the radio - true story !!!
Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Thu 05/28/09 07:44 PM
My station does "What are you kidding me stories??" and I heard this one today, couldn't believe it. Out of China, a man was standing on a bridge, contemplating jumping off (to commit suicide) as he was $300,000 in debt. He was there for about 45 minutes crying, not sure what to do, had traffic backed up for miles. Finally, a retired soldier got out of his car and walked up to him and PUSHED HIM OFF THE BRIDGE!!!! When interviewed afterwards, the exsoldier said, lots of people had been jumping off the bridge and he was tired of being stuck in traffic all that time. They didn't know if he was charged with anything, but GOOD GRIEF!!!

Ticklish_1981 Joined Thu 12/20/07 Posts: 89	Thu 05/28/09 07:47 PM
God, that's awful!!!!!!

SKPCG Joined Mon 03/03/08 Posts: 14708	Thu 05/28/09 07:59 PM
Dang!!!

YouAndImake1 Joined Mon 04/27/09 Posts: 752	Thu 05/28/09 08:03 PM Edited by YouAndImake1 on Thu 05/28/09 08:08 PM
It is true,,, If you see the video, you'll understand why they refrained from arresting Lei http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6828768 craps sake, still doing it wrong,,, lol

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Thu 05/28/09 08:04 PM
Pretty scary, I thought. And, the fact that they said "lots of people had been jumping off the bridge."

tngxl65 Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6189	Thu 05/28/09 08:07 PM
Lol.... pushed him on to an air bag set up by emergency workers. He did sustain injuries though.

FearandLoathing Joined Fri 12/28/07 Posts: 30121	Thu 05/28/09 08:08 PM
It is true,,, If you see the video, you'll understand why they refrained from arresting Lei http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6828768 craps sake, still doing it wrong,,, lol Should work.

YouAndImake1 Joined Mon 04/27/09 Posts: 752	Thu 05/28/09 08:09 PM
It is true,,, If you see the video, you'll understand why they refrained from arresting Lei http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6828768 craps sake, still doing it wrong,,, lol Should work. LOL, finally got the cobwebs out from between my ears, thanks though...

YouAndImake1 Joined Mon 04/27/09 Posts: 752	Thu 05/28/09 08:10 PM
I'm thinking it was smart not to post the video of the event,,,

FearandLoathing Joined Fri 12/28/07 Posts: 30121	Thu 05/28/09 08:12 PM
I'm thinking it was smart not to post the video of the event,,, It is China, wouldn't be surprised if they never do.

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Thu 05/28/09 08:14 PM
The radio didn't say whether he survived or not, or about the air bag. But, I am amazed that that they said so many people had tried to jump off the bridge (something like 11 since April). Guess our government isn't the only one having problems.

YouAndImake1 Joined Mon 04/27/09 Posts: 752	Thu 05/28/09 08:14 PM
I'm thinking it was smart not to post the video of the event,,, It is China, wouldn't be surprised if they never do. What I meant was for me to post it, it's on the web with YouKu

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Thu 05/28/09 08:16 PM
My station does "What are you kidding me stories??" and I heard this one today, couldn't believe it. Out of China, a man was standing on a bridge, contemplating jumping off (to commit suicide) as he was $300,000 in debt. He was there for about 45 minutes crying, not sure what to do, had traffic backed up for miles. Finally, a retired soldier got out of his car and walked up to him and PUSHED HIM OFF THE BRIDGE!!!! When interviewed afterwards, the exsoldier said, lots of people had been jumping off the bridge and he was tired of being stuck in traffic all that time. They didn't know if he was charged with anything, but GOOD GRIEF!!! Yeah. Totally true. They even showed video of the thing happening on CNN at some point, I believe.

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Thu 05/28/09 08:28 PM
I'm sorry but I'm not all that sympathetic. I mean he got his bluff called on him. He was attention seeking... and well, he got it.

FearandLoathing Joined Fri 12/28/07 Posts: 30121	Thu 05/28/09 08:31 PM
The radio didn't say whether he survived or not, or about the air bag. But, I am amazed that that they said so many people had tried to jump off the bridge (something like 11 since April). Guess our government isn't the only one having problems. Our country is not quite as restricted as China is, in China they really don't have a lot of avenues for expression.

daytime Joined Sat 04/25/09 Posts: 2735	Thu 05/28/09 08:35 PM
**************The Recession/Depression is world wide*********** and most certainly impacting China.

daytime Joined Sat 04/25/09 Posts: 2735	Thu 05/28/09 08:36 PM
Who knows what they will do to you in China if you do not pay your bills!!!

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Thu 05/28/09 08:37 PM
**************The Recession/Depression is world wide*********** and most certainly impacting China. absolutly. But the rest of us that are suffering, losing, and just gettin worse aren't holdin up everyone on a bridge threatening to throw ourselves off. We are stickin it out. If he REALLY wanted to die, he would be dead. It was a cry for help, I hope he gets it. Along with the rest of us.

daytime Joined Sat 04/25/09 Posts: 2735	Thu 05/28/09 08:43 PM
I do not think they give alot of help to the people in China....not the social programs like USA....probably nothing remotely similiar

EZ4Sheezy Joined Tue 01/20/09 Posts: 4694	Thu 05/28/09 10:45 PM
And there's the reason I don't stand too close to the MARTA tracks when I'm waiting on the train. Some people are just plain mean. I figure if dude really wanted to die, he wouldn't have been standing there actually debating it. I think soldier boy should go to prison. Actually I'm not sure sure they do that in China. I think they'd just execute him.